Barriers to the flexible and efficient provision of user services are identified in the typical administrative organization of university computer centers. (Author)

The nurses in this study stated that films are a valuable teaching modality and have a positive impact on audience interest, subsequent performance, and the entire educational process. (Author)

A mathematical model is presented that can be used to predict a library's circulation. (Author)

Barriers to the flexible and efficient provision of user services are identified in the typical administrative organization of university computer centers. (Author)

History and analysis of library use studies, 1960-1973, as indexed in "Library Literature." (LS)

An analysis of the extent of library instruction given to readers, based on a survey of 100 readers at Rajasthan University Library, Jaipur, India. Suggestions are made for improving the service to readers in the university. (Author)

Data for the raw frequency of use of 138 physics journals in the science library at MIT are re-examined and converted to densities of use-per-metre of shelf. There is no evidence for synchronous obsolescence in the 1955 to 1968 volumes, and some evidence of greater density of use with greater age. (Author/LS)

Data collected by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting indicate that more than 70 percent of all institutions of higher education make some use of television. Ten percent use it only for noninstructional purposes such as promotion, recruitment, or staff development; 61 percent use it for instruction; and 36 percent use it to supplement existing…

The purpose of this study was to determine: (1) how frequently each of 32 parenting books was totally or partially read by mothers in a parent education program, (2) which of the 32 titles were most popular, (3) whether the readability level of the books was associated with the reading competency of the readers who chose them, and (4) whether…

This study of the usage of agriculture indexes and abstracts finds a lack of familiarity with most of the titles by a majority of the faculty surveyed. Of 16 faculty members, all having doctorates in some speciality in agriculture, nine responded to the questionnaire which listed 30 publications and offered answer choices of "Currently…

The Brooklyn Public Library presents information concerning its organization, goals, expenditures, utilization, services, special programs, and holdings each year in an annual report to the Mayor and City Council of New York. This collection of five reports covers the activities of the library in the fiscal years beginning in 1972, 1973, 1974,…

The investigation is part of a continuing project to find better means for studying and evaluating document representations (e.g., abstracts, indexes). The present study focused on understanding the ways individuals interpret index terms, with the goal of using the findings in improving indexing systems. Indexing systems use all-or-none bases for…

During the first year of publication of Current Papers in Physics (1966) a joint study was undertaken in the UK by Aslib working under contract with the Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEE) and in the US by the American Institute of Physics (AIP) to assess the need for the new publication and its usefulness to the physics community. The study…

The report presents the results of a study on the use being made of 'source abstracts' and 'source index terms' published in engineering journals. The results were derived from questionnaires circulated to subscribers to eighteen journals in engineering fields which currently publish 'source abstracts' and 'source index terms'. The overall results…

During the spring semester of 1975, a survey was taken of the faculty and graduate student users of the Geoscience Department Library at Purdue. This document supplies details concerning the data collection; it also summarizes conclusions and recommendations about the adequacy of services and the need for alterations and improvements. (EMH)